Cristian
de la Fuente could face
lawsuit
for allegedly hitting someone
with his car.
Saturday May 03, 2008 4:00pm
EST
TMZ.com
reports that the Chilean
actor has been sued by a
man who claims De La Fuente
ran him over; the Dancing
With The Stars contestant
says his insurance took
care of it.
According to TMZ.com, Cristian
de la Fuente has allegedly
been sued by Kazuo Kimura,
a man who claims the Chilean
actor ran him over when
he stormed out of a Porsche
dealership in Beverly Hills,
CA. The suit was allegedly
filed Wednesday morning
at the Los Angeles County
Superior Court.
The
report said the 34-year-old
actor arrived to the car
dealership on June 29th,
2007, and he parked his
car in a way that blocked
other clients. The staff
asked him to move his car,
which supposedly angered
De la Fuente, who “in a
huff, jumped in his Audi
and without looking, hastily
put his vehicle into reverse
and accelerated into the
Plaintiff." Kimura
says he was "knocked
to the ground and sustained
serious injuries for which
surgical intervention has
been recommended."
The suit also stated that
the Dancing with the Stars
contestant “showed no remorse’’
and "blamed the plaintiff
for standing behind his
vehicle and then refused
to provide his license and
insurance information."
Even though the police allegedly
arrived to the scene of
the accident, no charges
have been filed.
In a brief interview with
TMZ.com, De La Fuente claimed
that "my insurance
company took care of it...
I don't know anything about
any lawsuit."
In an exclusive statement,
the actor's lawyer, Stephen
Espinoza, told Peopleenespanol.com
via email: "We are
unable to comment on a filing
we have not seen."*
* Courtesy of Peopleenespanol.com
Cristian de la
Fuente (born in March 10,
1974) is a Chilean television
actor who has gone on to
make a name for himself
in U.S. film and television.
He was spotted by a talent
scout during his sophomore
year as a civil engineering
major at Santiago's Pontifical
Catholic University of Chile,
and won a contest as Chile's
next Super Teen. Beginning
with small network roles
in primetime, De La Fuente
quickly went on to star
in four primetime dramas
including Eclipse de Luna
and the highly acclaimed
televised theatrical production
of La Tia de Carlos. De
La Fuente starred in Chile's
number-one rated variety
program Venga Conmigo, the
comedy Mi Tio y Yo (My Uncle
and Me) and the MTV-style
music and dance program
Generation 2000.
In
1998 he was contracted by
Sony and Telemundo for a
drama series remake of Starsky
and Hutch called Reyes y
Rey. The weekly hour format
did not catch on with hispanic
viewers and it was soon
cancelled. He was a guest
star on Pensacola: Wings
of Gold. He has also appeared
regularly on CSI: Miami
and Family Law. He has starred
opposite Sylvester Stallone
in Driven, in John Carpenter's
Vampires: Los Muertos with
Jon Bon Jovi, as well as
the independent thriller
Minimal Knowledge.
De
La Fuente's hosting credits
include MGM's Road to the
Oscars for Latin America
and the Walt Disney World
Christmas Parade. He has
also presented at the Latin
Billboard Awards, The World
Music Awards and the Alma
Awards. He is fluent in
both English and Spanish,
carries a pilot's license
and is an officer in the
Reserves for the Chilean
Air Force. On January 5,
2002 he married fellow Chilean-born
actress Angelica Castro.
They have one daughter,
Laura.
In
2004, he hosted alongside
Kate del Castillo the first
annual Premios Juventud
on the Univision television
network. In 2005, starred
in the Venevision's Miami-made
telenovela Sonar No Cuesta
Nada, starring alongside
Mexican actresses Karyme
Lozano and Laura Zapata.
It was a huge hit in the
daytime slot on Univision.
It ran about 191 episodes
and 9 months on air. Also
on Univision there were
talks for him to host a
night time talk show, but
no more word of that has
been mentioned. He also
had a recurring role as
Aaron in the CBS sitcom
The Class.
Since
March 17, 2008, De La Fuente
has appeared as a contestant
on the sixth season of ABC's
Dancing With the Stars.
De La Fuente suffered a
ruptured tendon in his left
arm bicep on the April 28,
2008 episode of Dancing
with the Stars.